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According to the Vatican, Leo was to tour Istanbul's Blue Mosque with Turkey's top mufti but he wasn't present when the pope arrived. The Pope later met the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians and vowed to find a way for them to set a common date for Easter

The name of the park, honoring Israel's sixth president who was born in Ireland and spent his childhood in Dublin, will be up for a vote on Monday amid pro-Palestinian efforts, according to the Irish Times. Ireland's Jewish Representative Council warned that the move 'would be widely understood as an attempt to erase our Irish Jewish history'

The prime minister has famously shared a post for an article claiming that Jeffrey Epstein interfered in Israeli elections. It's another sign the 2026 campaign will be flooded with lies and conspiracy theories

Since the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas took effect in October, 354 people have been killed by IDF fire across the Gaza Strip, according to the health ministry. To date, Israel has not provided data refuting the statistics reported by the Gaza ministry

While the council has yet to choose a new name, pro-Palestinian activists in Ireland are campaigning to see the name changed to ‘Free Palestine Park.’

The uncle of the two children, aged 10 and 12, said an Israeli drone fired on them while they were gathering firewood to help their wheelchair-bound father east of Khan Yunis. The IDF said two suspects 'conducted suspicious activities' after crossing into the Israeli-controlled part of Gaza

Archbishop Henry Ndakuba said Venerable Edwin Achi, seized with his wife and daughter from their home in Kaduna state on October 28, was murdered after spending about a month in captivity.

Following Israel's assassination of Hezbollah's military chief, new ambassador Michel Issa urged Lebanon to implement its 'historic' decision to disarm Hezbollah. He declined to comment on the likelihood of diplomatic talks between Israel and Lebanon

When the language is hijacked for political ends, the Israeli establishment becomes a crushing weight on Hebrew writers. A response to Oded Carmeli

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Zionist Federation of Australia president Jeremy Leibler on how Australian Jews were shocked by both the wave of antisemitism post-October 7 and the silence that followed.

On the TV screen: celebrity chefs swooning over freshly picked olives from lush trees. On the ground: settlers violently preventing Palestinian farmers from harvesting the fruit in their own meager groves

Violent settlers are rapidly erecting new outposts and relentlessly harassing Wadi Qelt residents. After another family fled last week, only a handful of residents remain, living under constant threat

The poll, released by the Jewish People Policy Institute, found that two-thirds of American Jews identified as 'connected Jews' believe Mamdani's election will make Jews feel less safe, while a third feel 'hopeful about the 34-year-old mayor-elect

Fouéré, known for roles in "The Crown", "Derry Girls", and "Fantastic Beasts", became the second entertainment figure from Ireland to reject the honor this week after filmmaker Margo Harkin.

Israel has carried out almost daily airstrikes since the November 2024 cease-fire, mainly targeting Hezbollah members, but 127 civilians have also been killed, according to the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The UN Committee against Torture expressed 'particular concern' that the number of deaths in custody to date 'appears to be abnormally high and appears to have exclusively affected the Palestinian detainee population'

In an Instagram post, the restaurant Ayat NYC announced that its new storefront in Morningside Heights would be renamed in solidarity with pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia.

Dr. Yolanda Yavor, a scholar known for protesting outside Netanyahu's home, was questioned on incitement in a Facebook post, after a far-right group lodged a complaint. Police are now seeking to extend her custody